Japan, U.K. to hold economic 2-plus-2 talks eyeing Trump transition

Two nations step up cooperation to counter potential U.S. tariff increases

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Japan and the U.K. will set up economic two-plus-two talks to prepare for the transition to the Trump administration in the U.S. (Source photos by AP and Arisa Moriyama)

TOMOHIRO EBUCHI, Nikkei staff writer

LONDON -- Japan and the U.K. are set to launch an economic version of a "two-plus-two" dialogue -- a regular meeting of foreign and trade ministers -- amid growing concerns over the possibility that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will impose high tariffs.

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